The Electric Company: Season 1
  • Network: PBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 23, 2009
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6

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  1. InfraMan
    Apr 1, 2009
    2
    This show is an abomination. The only thing going for it is the title. My kids love the original, this stuff makes us all cringe.
  2. LissiL
    May 27, 2009
    10
    This is my daughter's favorite favorite tv show. She has learned vocab, phonics, and even how to use some punctuation. The characters are lovable and easy to relate to. The graphics are just out of this world!
  3. DocBubba
    Sep 14, 2010
    10
    My sons all love this show. The use of hiphop is an inspired addition to the Electric Company tradition and underscores the important interplay between the written word and the spoken word. I also loved the original, and it was right for its time. The new version is right for our time and for our kids today.
  4. Aria
    Sep 23, 2011
    5
    While the new Electric Company gets an A for Effort (why not an E?), the show misses the mark. The characters have the appeal of an after-school program for older kids but with subject matter suitable for kindergarteners. This show is simultaneously so close and so far from that mark.

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Metascore
74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Joan Anderman
    70
    Appealing to a super-sophisticated generation of kids is likely to be the biggest challenge for Sesame Workshop, which is producing The Electric Company for PBS.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    70
    Like everything else in the world, the show is faster, louder and busier, which would not necessarily seem to be the best environment for learning.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    60
    The only problem here is that once in a while the producers and cast get so enthusiastic about their production numbers, their words become almost unintelligible.
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